CALGARY SUN: Alberta in $130M fiscal stabilization payment dispute with Ottawa: 'secret' briefing note

Alberta is seeking $707 million under the federal program for fiscal year 2020-21 while Ottawa calculates Alberta should receive $577 million 

 

The Alberta government is disputing the amount of money it is set to receive from Ottawa’s fiscal stabilization program (FSP), claiming it should get $130 million more from the federal government.

 

The disagreement is outlined in a Feb. 21 briefing note from then-deputy finance minister Michael Sabia to federal Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. The note is marked as “secret” and was obtained by Postmedia via an access to information request ...

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